Opinion | Developing new quality productive forces in agriculture have positive impacts

China's "No. 1 central document" for 2025 has introduced the concept of "new quality productive forces in agriculture" for the first time. The document was released on February 23, in which China outlines key tasks for rural reforms and rural revitalization.

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Jiang Wenlai, Research Fellow of the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences said in an interview with China Youth Daily that developing new quality productive forces in agriculture has three main positive impacts, which are:

First, developing new quality productive forces in agriculture can enhance agricultural productivity, and then it can improve the yield and quality of grain and other major agricultural products. The security and supply of grain and other major agricultural products can be more reliably guaranteed at the national level.

Second, new quality productive forces in agriculture are closely related to innovation in agricultural science and technology. Therefore, developing new quality productive forces in agriculture can enhance the global influence of China's science and technology innovation.

Third, developing new quality productive forces in agriculture can enhance the quality of China's agricultural modernization. (By Guo Xinguan/China Youth Daily)